U.S. total energy statistics
Data for 2022, except were noted.1 Note: sum of share of totals below may not equal 100% because of independent rounding.
| Total primary energy production | 102.92 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 36% | Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids) | 31% | Renewable energy | 13% | Coal | 12% | Nuclear electric power | 8% |
| Total energy consumption | 100.41 quadrillion Btu |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 36% |
| Natural gas | 33% |
| Renewable energy | 13% |
| Coal | 10% |
| Nuclear electric power | 8% |
| By sector and share of total U.S. primary energy consumption | share of total |
| Electric power | 38% |
| Transportation | 27% |
| Industrial | 23% |
| Residential | 7% |
| Commercial | 5% |
| Energy trade | |
|---|---|
| Imports | 21.47 quadrillion Btu |
| Exports | 27.41 quadrillion Btu |
| Net imports | -5.94 quadrillion Btu |
| Net exports | 5.94 quadrillion Btu |
| Electricity generation | 4.24 trillion kilowatthours |
|---|---|
| By major fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 40% |
| Renewables2 | 22% |
| Coal | 20% |
| Nuclear | 18% |
| Petroleum | 0.6% |
| Other gases and sources3 | 0.3% |
| Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 4,964 million metric tons CO2 |
|---|---|
| By energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 46% |
| Natural gas | 35% |
| Coal | 19% |
| Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions indicators | |
|---|---|
| Primary energy consumption per capita | 282 million Btu per person |
| Primary energy consumption per real dollar of GDP | 5.05 thousand Btu per chained (2012) dollar | Energy-related CO2 emissions per capita | 14.9 metric tons (32,849 pounds) per person |
| Energy-related CO2 emissions per real dollar of GDP | 248 metric tons (273 short tons) per million chained (2012) dollars |
1 Source: Monthly Energy Review, April 25, 2023; preliminary data for 2022.
2 Excludes pumped-storage hydro electricity generation.
3 Includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, municipal solid waste from nonrenewable/non-biogenic sources, tire-derived fuels, and other miscellaneous sources.
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Last updated: May 3, 2023, with most recent data available.